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The Buzz on Green Business in China

Harvard Business Review

But the focus was squarely on "energy saving, environmental protection, and the low-carbon economy" with other emerging areas — infotech, biotech, and modern materials — taking a distinctly secondary role. Then the November 16th issue arrived at my door and the cover story was about alternative energy. And on and on.

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The Era of Corporate Silence on Climate Policy Is Ending

Harvard Business Review

As the impacts of climate change become even more evident, we will see calls for increased regulation to help us move away from carbon-emitting energy. Climate Action Partnership ( USCAP ), led mainly by the NGO Environmental Defense. In 2007, Alcoa, GE, DuPont, Johnson & Johnson, Caterpillar, and other corporate giants formed the U.S.

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The Changing Role of Global Leaders

Harvard Business Review

In November 2010, to big fanfare at Unilever's London headquarters, chief executive Paul Polman boldly articulated a new strategy. Undeniably there is more pressure on the things we all depend on: finite resources like water, energy, food, certain metals and minerals, and ecosystems like fisheries and forests.